Chapter 66: Conflicts and decisions

ELLIE

"You don't have to be a jerk."

"If I had answered, would that bother you?"

"You said it yourself, I'm not your secretary. I'm nothing to you." I spoke before turning my back, walking to the door, and leaving the room.

I just want to fuck you, Ellie, but I guess I have the right to act like a crazy jealous person. I wasn't willing to deal with his inconsistent behavior so soon.

I opened Todd's messages as I descended the stairs. The signal was terrible where we were. The first one said, "Hey, why aren't you picking up?" And the next one: "Are you still in France? I have a surprise."

I had been seeing Todd frequently in the past week before traveling. Sometimes he would accompany me to the gym, or we would meet in the hallway of the building. We were treating each other relatively well.

My plan to move on and forget our past was going well. And I had to admit, I still liked his fun personality. But maybe friendship was something beyond our limits. I was about to respond to the mes